Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
FACTS FOR FARMERS.


"A col. three weeks old is IA capa-
bic of living on three meals n day - q
calf.
Pretty nearly every prepared food
product is adulteratcd in some way
Connecticut Farmer.
Homespun costumes usually have
decoration Of hussar braid and buttons
extending from the top to the edge Of
the skirt.
Habit will cause . horse 10 let its
tongue hang out of its mouth. So will
sharp teeth or a harsh bit Almost
always for the last reasons
When farm horses can have the
run of pastures a fortnight it is resiful
to take off their shoes that theis
crampcd hoofs may have time 10 cx-
pand. Elmira RMsbandman
Almost the surest way to spoil a
spirited horse is to urge him by fire.
qucnt taps or words until he finds that
he can never satisfy his driver. then he
will always remain = slow-p Ike. -
Hxsb0ndmdn.
OF the hundreds of leaks on every
farm. few, if any. says an exchange.
are more damaging than leaky
stable floor, beneath which there is nc
cellar. The floor should be tight.
with some kind of absorbent on it &c
take up and hold the liquid manure
Christian at Work.
"A report is given in the Rural
Press of the case of cow which died
after eating oleandcr. The cow got
into front yard where the oleandet
was growing. 1t is stated that the
prussic acid in the oleandsr was the
cause of the death of the COW.
Rub your griddle with fine salt be-
fore you grease il. and your cake will
not stick. When walnuts have been
kept until tho meat is too much dried
to be good. let them stand in milk and
water eight hours. dry them, and they
will be fresh rs new. -Afother's Waga-
zine
All kinds of honey plants are not
favorable to all locations. The bass
wood will not grow where it is wet
and marshy. In such places willow.
gOlden-rOd and Spanish-nccdles grow
abundantly, and in such localities bees
may have very little surplus in the
early part Of the season. while in
autumn they will have every cell filled
with the most delicious honey.
dianapolis Journal.
The pOulterer who is building i
new fowl-house neel not face it to the
west for fear the hot sun of summer
may make the building too warm for
the comfort of the fowls. In the win
ter hens can not have too much sun,
and we can easily provide shade some
way or other in summer A few small
trees or bushes in and around the
yards give shade and scratching room.
all that is necessary.
French Pancakes: Beat together
till smooth. six eggs and half pound
of flour. Melt four ounces of butter.
and add it to the batter, with one ounce
of sugar and half pint of milk. and
beat till smooth. Put by the table.
spoonful into a hot frying-pan. slight.
ly creased. running the batter evenly
over the surface of the pan. Fry the
pancake a light brown. spread with
jelly, roll it up. and serve hot.-Farm'
Field and St0cEman.
Young pigs should generally be
left unringed. What roofing they
do will be more beneficial than
otherwise. Old hogs sometimes
develop a taste for the bark of apple
roots and may do damage. They will
certainly injure the trees by throwing
up hog wallows, alternately with
ridges. covering some roots too deeply
and leaving some exposed to freezing
or 10 be drenched by water settling in
the hollows-M Y Herald
Newly planted trees often suffer
for want of water. when
really there is much moisture in the
soil. This usually comes from the earth
not having been packed in tightly
about the roots at planting. Hence.
good plan in such cases is to pound
the earth with a heavy hammer around
the trees. After this practice it will
be noted often that the earth looks
quite damp in the morning where it
seemed hard and dry before. This is
simply the pulverizing Of the soil so
much insisted on by gardeners of the
old schoOl.-M y Observer.
How to tell a horses age: At two
years old. colt sheds two center nip
pers; at three years old, colt she Is the
teeth; at four years old. colt
sheds outer or corner teeth; ut five
years old. bride tooth is up and six
years cups leave two center teeth Ee-
low; at seven years old, cups leave adj
joining teeth; at eigh; years old. cups
leave outer or corner teeth; 1t hine
years old. cups leave two center nip
pers above; at ten years old. cupsleave
odiniuiuO tooth. at elayou Vaars cd